Whilst several wildfires were being tackled last Sunday, with numerous firefighters and Civil Protection air assets deployed, a tracker had “ a serious incident ” ” during take-off. Whilst taxiing, its landing gear is reported to have collapsed. Béziers-Cap d’Agde Airport has been closed as a safety precaution.
The news was confirmed on Monday morning by the Civil Protection Agency, although the exact causes of the incident were not specified. “ We do not know the causes of this incident ”, confirmed Colonel Bernier of the Civil Protection Agency to our colleagues at Midi Libre. “ ”As a safety measure, all aircraft have been grounded. An investigation by the accident investigation bureau will determine the causes and, depending on the findings, we will follow the same procedure as we did in 2016 with the Canadairs: we will inspect all Tracker aircraft. ".